Mercer County High School
Recent News About Mercer County High School
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At Mercer, 87 percent of students graduate high school; 77 percent go to college
About 94 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 87 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Mercer County High School reports 3% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Mercer County High School fell to 3 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Mercer, 94 percent of students graduate high school; 67 percent go to college
About 96 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 94 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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89.7 percent of Mercer teachers stay put; average earns $47,111 per year
Nearly 90 percent of teachers stay at Mercer County High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 47 percent of 2015 Mercer County High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 94 percent of Mercer County High School seniors graduated on time, 47 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Analysis: Geneseo HS tops rankings with highest rate of students who fail annual tests, still graduate
Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, Quad Cities-area high school graduation rates remain high, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Mercer County High blood drive leads to a bonus
A successful blood drive earned Mercer County High School in Aledo a $250 grant.
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Swanson helping with blood drive at Mercer County High
Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Woodhull) and Mercer County High School will host a Pay it Forward Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30 in the school gym at 1500 S. College Avenue.